Goodstart Early Learning Lara
20 Clover Street, Lara VIC 3212
Goodstart Early Learning Lara is a long day care centre in Lara VIC 3212, run by Goodstart Early Learning Ltd. It is approved for 122 children. It opens 6:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed December 2025. It is one of 13 services in Lara; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 122
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- December 2025
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- 20 Clover Street, Lara VIC 3212
- 03 5282 3645
- 03 5282 5260
- goodstart.org.au
Opening hours
- Monday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Tuesday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Wednesday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Thursday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Friday
- 6:30am to 6:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Goodstart Early Learning Lara sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Long day care in Victoria averaged $14.65 an hour in the June quarter 2026, before the Child Care Subsidy. Services report their current fees and vacancies on StartingBlocks.gov.au, or you can call and ask.
Rating history
- Previous
- Current (Dec 2023)
This service improved from Meeting to Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentDec 2023 | PreviousDec 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Exceeding | Meeting |
| Overall | Exceeding | Meeting |
Nearby in Lara
- Busy Bees at Lara 103 places Long day care
- Flinders Kindergarten 33 places Preschool / kindergarten
- Jenny's ELC Lara 140 places Long day care
- Journey Early Learning Centre - Lara 152 places Long day care
- Kelly Club OSHC St Anthony's Catholic Primary School 60 places Outside school hours care
- Kidscape Early Learning Centre Lara 131 places Long day care
Service details, ratings and hours: ACECQA National Registers, export of 29 October 2026. Average fees: Department of Education, Child Care Subsidy data report, June quarter 2026. Locations are suburb centres. Confirm fees, hours and vacancies with the service. About this data.
About Lara
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 19,014
- Median age
- 37
- Household income /wk
- $1,969
- Median rent /wk
- $370
- Avg household size
- 2.7